10:12 AM,
Dec. 28, 2012

Ireana Appleton, who was 3 when this photo was taken in 2010, was adopted from Russia by an Ashwaubenon family in 2009.

Written by

Those looking to adopt internationally should not be discouraged by a likely ban on Russian adoptions, but should be open to working with a number of countries, a Green Bay area adoption advocate said Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (http://gbpg.net/UxW3RB) signed a controversial bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children, while the Kremlin's children's rights advocate recommended extending the ban to the rest of the world.

The bill is part of the country's increasingly confrontational stance with the West and has angered some Russians who argue it ...